[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9704-9706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 155

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 155, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an enhanced 
credit for research and development by companies that manufacture 
products in the United States.


                                 S. 201

  At the request of Mr. Carper, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
of S. 201, a bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 202

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 202, a bill to require a full 
audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States 
before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 260

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and 
the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as cosponsors of S. 
260, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the 
requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor 
Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.


                                 S. 312

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 312, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain 
limitations on health care benefits.


                                 S. 438

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 438, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to improve women's health by 
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and 
other cardiovascular diseases in women.

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                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to 
amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and 
take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 534, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax 
on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.


                                 S. 545

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 545, a bill to 
amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for 
part B lung disease claims and part E processes with independent 
reviews.


                                 S. 547

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 547, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program 
recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher 
education.


                                 S. 678

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 678, a bill to increase 
the penalties for economic espionage.


                                 S. 705

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 705, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and 
infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 722

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 722, a bill to strengthen and 
protect Medicare hospice programs.


                                 S. 733

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 733, a bill to 
amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude 
customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from 
the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 815, a bill to guarantee 
that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect.


                                 S. 876

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 876, a bill to 
amend title 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions 
relating to the length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on 
Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 922

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 922, a bill to 
amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary 
of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 948

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 948, a bill to promote the deployment of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 949

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 949, a bill 
to amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to 
reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 951

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 951, a bill to 
improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 
vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 957

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 957, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of 
rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1002

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1002, a bill to 
prohibit theft of medical products, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1048

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1048, a bill to expand sanctions imposed 
with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, 
and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1048, supra.


                                S. 1131

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1131, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and 
implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public 
awareness program.


                                S. 1189

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1189, a bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) to provide for regulatory impact 
analyses for certain rules, consideration of the least burdensome 
regulatory alternative, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1200

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1200, a bill to require the Chairman of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and 
margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take 
other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel 
fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of 
supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the 
Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or 
prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1206

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1206, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to 
provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals 
under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program.


                                S. 1241

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. 
McConnell) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1241, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of

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laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.


                              S.J. RES. 19

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 19, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States.


                              S.J. RES. 20

  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 20, a joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the 
United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya.


                               S. RES. 80

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 80, a resolution 
condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution 
of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International 
Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 185

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator 
from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Conrad) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 185, a resolution 
reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated 
settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-
Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of 
Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with 
Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to 
gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates 
absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have 
implications for continued United States aid.


                              S. RES. 213

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 213, a 
resolution commending and expressing thanks to professionals of the 
intelligence community.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 468

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 468 intended to 
be proposed to S. 782, a bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other 
purposes.

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